Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

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  • Reason for Your Season

    There is a Reason for Your Season. God is keeping you in the current season for,

    1. God's Glory
    2. Others
    3. Next Season.----more----
    God is breaking you and making you as he gets you ready for the next season. During your current season, be humble, trust in the Lord and wait on the Lord. Listen to the sermon to know more about the seasons of your life.

    41 min
  • Living Hope

    1 Peter 1:1-9

    • Through the resurrection of Lord Jesus we have "Living Hope".
    • We have a heavenly Inheritance - incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
    • Kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.----more----
    • In the meantime, the genuineness of our faith is tested by various trials as gold is tested by fire and result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ
    • Though we don't see Him now, yet we love Him, we rejoice in Him knowing that our faith will end in receiving the eternal salvation of our souls.

    46 min
  • Beyond the Celebration

    As Jesus entered into Jerusalem before His crucifixion, people welcomed Him with a great honor and celebration. But when we see Beyond the Celebration, we see the condition of the people and the city. Jesus saw the

    • Deceptive nature of God's people
    • City that lost its opportunity to receive the Messiah----more----
    • People who lost the call of God
    But the donkey found its purpose by being a vehicle for the Master to ride on. Today, God wants us not to put a deceptive appearance in front of people, not to lose the opportunity to get saved and not to lose the call of God in our lives. 

    41 min
  • Ask For - Open Hands

    Today we need to Ask God For Open Hands. The harvest is plentiful, Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

    • Open Hands are not busy, but are available for God's Work and to serve others
    • Open Hands are Held up, not let down so that enemy doesn't prevail----more----
    • Open Hands release resources, people and gifts to others, they don't Hold.
    Listen to the sermon to know how important it is to pray for Open Hands and to have Open Hands to be used by God.

    43 min
  • Ask For - Open Heaven

    Open heaven is essential in order to receive both spiritual and material blessings. We will have Open Heaven above our lives when

    • We do what is Fitting, even though it may not be the best and desired
    • We Give according to the Biblical Life principle of tithing
    • We Obey God by changing our rebellious and stubborn nature----more----
    Listen to the sermon to know how to keep the heaven above your life open in order to receive the blessings that you have been waiting for a long time.

    44 min
  • Ask For - Open Hearts

    God wants us to have a open heart towards Him and with others so that we can receive life from God and be a life giver to others. Open heart is the one that receives and gives. Here is the summary of the sermon.

    - Open Heart Receives God's Word
    - Open Heart Receives God's Will----more----
    - Open Heart Gives Life in Words
    - Open Heart Gives Life in Action
    - Open Heart Gives Life through Sacrifice
    Listen to the sermon to know more about Open Heart and Ask God For Open Heart.

    46 min
  • Ask For - Open Doors

    God wants us to Ask For - Open Doors. When we ask,

    1. He will open the door in the midst of our enemies
    2. Door of great opportunity will open for us
    3. Only prayer could open the closed doors
    4. God opens doors when we are found faithful with our little strength----more----
    Prayer is the Key to open closed door.
    1. Pray for the door of promotion to open
    2. Pray for the door of breakthrough to open
    3. Pray for the door of fruitfulness to open

    37 min
  • Does Anyone Care?

    Here are some of the thoughts that emerged out of this sermon. • God saw the struggles of your past.

    • Even before you knew your God, He knew you
    • The one who number the stars and calls them by name, knew your struggles of the past----more----
    • You do not know what is ahead of you, but God knows
    • Give all your Unknowns into the hands of the Known God who Knows your Future
    • Hagar's problem was different from your problem, but the same God who saw Hagar is seeing you today
    • If you are called out of your country and wandering in this land as strangers and pilgrims, wilderness is part of your life.
    But remember, He is your El-Roi, the God who sees.

    43 min
  • Your Harvest Field

    John 4:31​-38 is a conversation Jesus was having with His disciples. These verses could be grouped as "My Food, My People and My Servants" Jesus is telling us the same thing that He told to the disciples the other day.

    • Do not lose your spiritual sensitivity
    • Do not ignore people, look for divine encounters, divine opportunities----more----
    • Start loving this land, start loving the people who are not of your color, not your nationality and don't speak your language
    • Open your eyes to see the opportunity God has brought in front of you
    • Your mission field is not within four walls, its outside the four walls
    • The land you are living today, the land you are immigrating to is your Mission Field
    • You are not just an international student, not just a sponsored immigrant or a permanent resident, none of us are permanent here.
    • You are a missionary to this land, no question of turning back, you are called to run your race in this land, once its all done, get buried here in this land.
    • This is the call of God on each one of you.

    50 min
  • Eternal Praise

    Praise is Eternal, the Praise that we start on this earth even in the midst of our challenges, wearing our sackcloth is going to continue into the Eternity as Eternal Praise as we will be clothed with the garment of Praise.

    David is Praising God for the way God helped him in every situation. He revealed couple of truths concerning our lives and the way God works among us.----more----

    • Depressing nature of Life
    • Momentary sorrow that we experience
    • The falling nature of man and the sudden nature of troubles
    • The uselessness of Life once lived and the pricelessness of Life while living
    • The ultimate deliverance of eternal praise raising when the garment of praise if put on and the sackcloth is permanently removed.

    Following are some of the truths that are revealed in Psalm 30.

    Truth #1 Life is depressing at times, but the God of David will not allow your enemies rejoice over you.
    Truth #2 : God works through the momentary forsakenness, momentary affliction, momentary suffering and weeping that endures only for a night, to show the extent of His favor and to give the assurance of joy.
    Truth # 3: The moment pride comes in our lives, moment we start depending on our strength, God hides His face.
    Truth #4: Life is useless once lived only for the world, but it is priceless once lived for God.
    Truth #5: The Praise that we started on the earth for the momentary deliverances is going to continue as Eternal Praise in heaven once the sackcloth is permanently removed and the garment of praise is put on for ever.

    48 min

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